Paul Mescal explains why he is keeping his relationship status “private”

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Paul Mescal has revealed he’s keeping his relationship status “private” following his rumoured split from Phoebe Bridgers.READ MORE: ‘Aftersun’ review: Paul Mescal hits new heights in the best British movie this yearIn a new interview with Vanity Fair, the Normal People actor explained why talking about his relationships publicly wouldn’t benefit him.“When Normal People came out, I was very forthright in interviews, and it didn’t actually serve me,” he said. “But the temptation still exists to be like: ‘Shut the fuck up.

This is my life. This is what’s going on. Or this is what’s not going on.’”He continued: “But moving forward as much as I can, that’s going to be my life that is private.

That’s a difficult thing to achieve.“But giving strangers an answer about my life doesn’t actually help me. It’s like a quick boost of serotonin, being like: “I’ve said what I need to say.’ And then it’s just Twitter fodder.”Mescal is nominated for Best Actor at this year’s Oscars for his performance in Aftersun.

In the film, he plays a young father trying to connect with his 11-year-old daughter when they go on holiday to a Turkish resort.In a four-star review of Aftersun, NME wrote: “Liable to increase the cult around Mescal, following his BAFTA-winning turn in Normal People, Aftersun may be small in scale, but it leaves a distinct and lasting impression.